Wabtec Corporation, the French freight railway Fret SNCF and the regional operator RDT13 (Régie des Transports des Bouches du Rhône) have launched Monitor, the first innovation project of the French freight alliance 4F (Fret Ferroviaire Français du Futur).
Czech company AŽD has completed the full digitisation of the line between Obrnice and Čížkovice called the Plum Railway (Švestková dráha) while it is still in operation.
Alstom has received an order from ČD-Telematika to supply ETCS Level 2 OnBoard Units for seven Pendolino vehicles (series 680) and 66 electric vehicles (series 471), also called CityElefant.
Wagon owner Ermewa, workshop and wagon builder Inveho and the French research institute for railway technology IRT Railenium have launched their joint research and innovation project Maintenance 4.0 (M4.0).
